26984 words

juniors

16 definitions • 20 examples
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someone who has a job at a low level within an organization:

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Lewis has just moved up to the juniors.
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a student in the third year of a course that lasts for four years at a school or college
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Examples:

Saturday morning sessions are for juniors only.
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three, eight, etc. years younger than someone:

Examples:

My brother is five years my junior.
My sister is my junior by three years (= three years younger than me).
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used to refer to your son:

Examples:

Come on, Junior, time for bed.
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low or lower in rank:

Examples:

I object to being told what to do by someone junior to me.
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used after a man's name to refer to the younger of two men in the same family who have the same name:

Examples:

Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Alfredo is a junior partner in the law firm.
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He was born in April, so he’s three months my junior (= he is three months younger).
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a student in the third year of a program of study in a college, university, or high school (= a school for students aged 14 to 18)
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used to describe someone of a low rank, or of a lower rank in relation to others, in an organization:

Examples:

junior to sb They promoted a man who was junior to me and made him my boss.
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a junior stock market is one in which shares of smaller or less known companies are traded:

Examples:

The investment company is planning to raise £370 million through a flotation on AIM, London's junior exchange.
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an employee of a low rank, or a lower rank in relation to others:

Examples:

Directors' rewards have increased exponentially compared with those of their juniors.

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